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** CALL FOR PAPERS ** 32nd International Congress on Medieval Studies ** Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI ** 8-11 May 1997 Sessions organized by the Medieval Renaissance Drama Society *..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* Sacrament and Sacrilege in Medieval and Renaissance Drama Organizer: Gerard NeCastro Dept. of English, 304 Neville Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 [log in to unmask] This session will look at the imageries and liturgies of the sacraments, especially in those cases in which the sacrament(s) is (are) viewed irreverently. The emphasis on sacrilege should invite a variety of approaches: historical, liturgical, theoretical, theological and sociological. Though the topic immediately calls to mind the comic reversal of carnival or the desecration of the sacrament in the Croxton _Play of the Sacrament_, many other angles and texts are possible *..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* European Civic and Religious Spectacle Organizer: Karen L. Middaugh 224 Cornwall Rd., Rocky River, OH 44116 Critical discussion and examination of English and Continental productions of such public spectacles as processions, entries, mayors' shows and festivals. *..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* Theorizing the Records: Methodological Approaches to the Production and Use of Edited Dramatic Extracts Organizer: James C. Cummings School of English, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, UK [log in to unmask] This session has a two-fold aim. First, it will examine the methodological questions raised in the process of producing an edition of dramatic records (such as those of the REED project and the Malone Society). Additionally, it will address the wider context of the ways in which such an edition is used in research. This session is an outgrowth of an online discussion which took place in the Spring of 1996 on the REED-L and PERFORM electronic mailing lists. *..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..*..* Send abstract along with complete mailing address, e-mail, and phone/fax numbers by Sept. 15 to session organizers or to MRDS Secretary: Jesse Hurlbut Brigham Young University Dept. of French and Italian 4002 JKHB Provo, UT 84602 USA